@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
echo This is placeholder.bat
if not "%1"=="" (
	set /a i=1 > NUL
	echo arguments were as follows:
	:loopstart
	if not "%1"=="" (
		echo %%!i!==%1
		shift
		set /a i=i+1 > NUL
		goto :loopstart
	)
	goto :eof
)
echo no arguments were passed.